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Founded | 2000 USA |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Method | Community Events |
Website | Slideluck Potshow Website/Slideluck Potshow Network |
Slideluck Potshow (SLPS) is a non-profit organization devoted to building and strengthening community around food and art. Founded by advertising and editorial photographer, Casey Kelbaugh, in 2000, the New York City-based organization’s events now take place in about forty cities around the world [1]. Kelbaugh and Co-Director and Producer Alys Kenny organize an average of three events a year in New York City and numerous shows globally. Slideluck Potshow sponsors exhibitions of artistic works, produced in slideshow format, designed to showcase works created by both novice and established artists, including photojournalists, painters, designers, sculptors, fashion and fine art photographers. These exhibitions create a forum for exposing the general public, artists, and other members of the arts community to new work. Past participants include: The Guggenheim Foundation, Elliott Erwitt, Shepard Fairey, Chris Buck, Alec Soth, Martin Schoeller, Elinor Carucci, Alistair Thain, Spencer Tunick, Nina Berman, Edward Burtysky, and Eugene Mirman. At each Slideluck Potshow event, the slideshow exhibition is preceded by a potluck-style dinner during which networking and mingling among attendees is encouraged. All guests are asked to contribute as the event is entirely dependent on participation.
History
In the summer of 2000, Casey Kelbaugh invited about fifty of his friends, all engaged in various creative endeavors, for a combination slideshow and potluck in his backyard on Seattle's Capitol Hill. Kelbaugh received positive feedback from his friends about the opportunity to share artwork and food in a relaxed and spirited setting, and began to hold repeat events under the name Slideluck Potshow. Over the course of the next three years, Kelbaugh produced twenty shows all over Seattle in galleries, backyards, and artists' lofts. In the fall of 2003, Kelbaugh relocated to New York and shortly thereafter teamed up with Alys Kenny. Together, they produced the first New York show in Kelbaugh's East Village apartment. The turnout far exceeded expectations and it was clear that there was an immediate demand for
The Slideshows
The multi-media
Complex multimedia presentations are welcomed and all shows are accompanied by music, commentary, and other surprises that enhance the viewing experience. A wide range of genres is shown within each show, from
Slideluck Potshow welcomes all members of the general public to its events. By providing a forum for dialogue between the public and members of the arts community, Slideluck Potshow aims to promote deeper awareness and appreciation of diverse forms of
Slideluck Youth Initiative
In the fall of 2008, Slideluck Potshow launched the the Slideluck Youth Initiative (SLYI) to foster creative expression and empower students through the use of photography and multimedia storytelling. In doing so, SLYI aims to develop valuable skills, enrich students' lives, and strengthen the community. The winter 2007-2008 pilot program brought members of the Slideluck Potshow community (photographers, photo-editors, gallerists, etc,) to collaborate with after-school arts programs in New York City, including the Education Alliance and Hudson Guild. These mentors worked with each group of students to conceive, develop, and produce bodies of work that were ultimately presented at a slideshow potluck at which all mentors, students, friends, teachers, and families were invited to participate. This a model that SLYI hopes will be adopted in other cities Slideluck Potshow operates.
Press
Slideluck Potshow has been referenced in the following national and international publications and media outlets:
Notes
- ^ Global Slideluck Groups
- ^ Slideluck Potshow Website
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/arts/design/27slid.html "The Dinner Was Potluck, but Then, So Was the Art," The New York Times
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021404016.html Covered Dish and Unveiled Art
- ^ http://www.slideluckpotshow.com/index2.php?PageName=press Slideluck Potshow Press
References
- http://www.slideluckpotshow.com/ Slideluck Potshow Website
- http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/4824/slideluck-potshow-continues-global-spread.html Slideluck Potshow Continues Global Spread
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/arts/design/27slid.html "The Dinner Was Potluck, but Then, So Was the Art," The New York Times
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021404016.html Covered Dish and Unveiled Art
- http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Look/slideshow_buffet "Slideshow Buffet," Good Magazine